[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 83 (Friday, April 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 22754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10125]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Federal Advisory Committee; Chief of Engineers Environmental 
Advisory Board; Charter Renewal

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Renewal of Federal advisory committee.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 
1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 
(5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102-3.50, the Department of Defense gives 
notice that it is renewing the charter for the Chief of Engineers 
Environmental Advisory Board (hereafter referred to as the Board).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Deputy Advisory Committee 
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-6128.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is a discretionary Federal 
advisory committee that shall provide independent advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of 
the Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), and the Chief 
of Engineers (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) on matters relating to 
environmental issues facing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    The Secretary of the Army may act upon the Board's advice and 
recommendations.
    The Board shall be comprised of not more than ten members, who are 
eminent authorities in the fields of natural (e.g. biological, 
ecological), social (e.g. anthropologist, community planner) and 
related sciences.
    Board Members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are not 
full-time Federal officers or employees, shall be appointed under the 
authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and serve as special government employees.
    Board members shall be appointed for two-year terms by the 
Secretary of Defense, with annual reappointments, and shall serve no 
more than four consecutive years on the Board.
    The Board membership shall elect the Board's Chairperson from the 
total membership.
    Board members shall, with the exception of travel and per diem for 
official travel, serve without compensation.
    With DoD approval, the Board is authorized to establish 
subcommittees, as necessary and consistent with its mission. These 
subcommittees or working groups shall operate under the provisions of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Government in the 
Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and other appropriate Federal 
statutes and regulations.
    Such subcommittees or workgroups shall not work independently of 
the chartered Board, and shall report all their recommendations and 
advice to the Board for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees 
or workgroups have no authority to make decisions on behalf of the 
chartered Board; nor can they report directly to the Department of 
Defense or any Federal officers or employees who are not Board members.
    Subcommittee members, who are not Board members, shall be appointed 
in the same manner as the Board members.
    The Board shall meet at the call of the Board's Designated Federal 
Officer, in consultation with the Chairperson. The estimated number of 
Board meetings is two per year.
    The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to DoD policy, shall be a 
full-time or permanent part-time DoD employee, and shall be appointed 
in accordance with established DoD policies and procedures. In 
addition, the Designated Federal Officer is required to be in 
attendance at all meetings; however, in the absence of the Designated 
Federal Officer, the Alternate Designated Federal Officer shall attend 
the meeting.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written statements to the Chief of 
Engineers Environmental Advisory Board's membership about the Board's 
mission and functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time 
or in response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of Chief of 
Engineers Environmental Advisory Board.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the Chief of Engineers Environmental Advisory Board, and 
this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to 
the membership for their consideration. Contact information for the 
Chief of Engineers Environmental Advisory Board Designated Federal 
Officer can be obtained from the GSA's FACA Database--https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
    The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will 
announce planned meetings of the Chief of Engineers Environmental 
Advisory Board. The Designated Federal Officer, at that time, may 
provide additional guidance on the submission of written statements 
that are in response to the stated agenda for the planned meeting in 
question.

    Dated: April 27, 2010.
Mitchell S. Bryman,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-10125 Filed 4-29-10; 8:45 am]
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